Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

The spider diagram on the Macallan site is peaking on spicey, dried fruits and vanilla. Nice to see that someone else also tastes vanilla.I keep picking up the walnuts... Johnny Guitar where are you when we need you?Raisins, later more an old building smell. Coffee, chocolate, mocca, tea after some time you get the whole spectrum. Now tobacco,... figs. I have to stop nobody will believe this.Comment: If you see the 58.8% CS 10yo buy it!

Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

Nose: little spirity, citrus (orangey lemons), lighter side of spicesPalate: still a little spirity, some nutty (almonds), caramel with some chocolate, spices, orangesFinish: Moderately long with a spiced caramel just sitting there on the palate.

Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

Ras Mazunga wrote:The spider diagram on the Macallan site is peaking on spicey, dried fruits and vanilla. Nice to see that someone else also tastes vanilla.I keep picking up the walnuts... Johnny Guitar where are you when we need you?Raisins, later more an old building smell. Coffee, chocolate, mocca, tea after some time you get the whole spectrum. Now tobacco,... figs. I have to stop nobody will believe this.Comment: If you see the 58.8% CS 10yo buy it!

If recollection serves me, there are at least two 58.8 CS released to the US. One in the older style and one in the newer style. I think they were release 4/5 years apart.

Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

Ras Mazunga wrote:The spider diagram on the Macallan site is peaking on spicey, dried fruits and vanilla. Nice to see that someone else also tastes vanilla.I keep picking up the walnuts... Johnny Guitar where are you when we need you?Raisins, later more an old building smell. Coffee, chocolate, mocca, tea after some time you get the whole spectrum. Now tobacco,... figs. I have to stop nobody will believe this.Comment: If you see the 58.8% CS 10yo buy it!

If recollection serves me, there are at least two 58.8 CS released to the US. One in the older style and one in the newer style. I think they were release 4/5 years apart.

Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

The 19yo Black label really didn't have the flavors and texture that I was looking for. It was an okay dram for the price, but it was not in the Macallan tradition. I find the new 18yo, much more like a Macallan, just a bit lighter, and come across as younger than it is.

Re: The Macallan - 16 May 2008 @ 7pm GMT

Nose: still a little spirity but less so in this glass, vanilla???? and some varied spices, citrusesPalate: Raisinettes (raisins encased in chocolate-waxy kind), nuts, light spices, some citrus-towards orangeFinish: seems shorter now. spices and the raisinettes